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THE PEOPLE v. FINN

No. 34329.

12 Ill.2d 76 (1957)

145 N.E.2d 30

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. CLEMENT FINN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 20, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RALPH P. SHERIDAN, of Freeport, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and HAROLD D. NAGEL, State's Attorney, of Galena, (FRED G. LEACH, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in the circuit court of Jo Daviess County, the defendant, Clement Finn, was found guilty of taking indecent liberties with a child, (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 38, par. 109,) and sentenced to a term of one to ten years in the penitentiary.

In asking a reversal, the defendant contends (1) the evidence does not establish...

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